A mother & daughter sailing team.
“Mum says I’m a ‘chip off the old block’, I see myself as following in her footsteps…but a boat doesn’t tread on land…So I guess I’m following In Her Ocean Wake.”
- Soph
Annette & Sophie on the return voyage following the 2018 Melbourne Osaka Cup.
In preparation for such an endurance event, we will be participating in other significant race events including the Ponant Sydney Noumea Yacht Race 2024 and the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024.
However, this is more than an ocean race…or a few…we aim to share the passion and spirit of women inspired to conquer oceans. In Her Ocean Wake was created to encourage those wishing to rise to their personal adventure challenge. The cameras will be aboard from qualifiers, boat preparations and training races to the main event to create a series of videos showcasing the limits a mother & daughter are willing to push to pursue adventure.
The final goal is to be the first-ever mother & daughter sailing duo to have competed in the Melbourne to Osaka double-handed yacht race.
Notices
Notices
•24/04/25• Osaka Cup
In the early hours of morning of the 24th of April, we crossed the finish line of the Melbourne to Osaka Double Handed Yacht Race making race history being the first all female and mother & daughter team to complete the 5,500 nautical mile event. Follow our race series on YouTube now.
•30/12/24• Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
After competing in our first race, the ROLEX Sydney Hobart, as a team we made race history being the first mother & daughter duo to complete the race. In additional to the success of crossing the finish line, we were chuffed with taking the winning place in our division, Double-Handed PHS. A great boost in morale for us heading into our next race, the Osaka Cup!
Latest Media
Latest Media
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Osaka Cup Race Series
It’s day 7 of us sailing across the Pacific Ocean, I can’t believe we’re coming on a week out here. A feeling of overwhelm still consumes me when I think how far, how long we still have to go. So, I continue to take each day and each stretch of water in front of us as it comes...
Our Qualifying Passage
My Mum and I have set off double-handed on one of the world’s toughest and most prestigious yacht races, the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. This year's 628 nautical mile ocean race was met with tragedy as the fleet sailed into gale-force winds. Two sailors' lives were lost, three boats were dismasted, and another sailor washed overboard…
Listen…
Listen to a conversation between Netty & Soph as they talk about why they decided to take on the challenge to sail to Japan just the two of them and what they’re looking forward to most about the journey.
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700nm circuit to Lorde Howe Island…
We have ‘booked’ to stay at Lord Howe Island for three days. Our luxury abode is a ‘boutique’ mooring fit for a queen. Turquoise crystal clear water, a kaleidoscope of shapes and colours beneath Fika’s keel, unique mountain peaks and lush vegetation beckoning us ashore…
The Melbourne to Osaka is Australia’s longest Category 1 ocean race…It’s like sailing eight Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races nonstop and with only two people aboard…
However, it is about more than a few ocean races…
We’re looking forward to sharing frequent updates with you as we make our way to the start line of the Melbourne Osaka Cup and beyond!
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